Franz Beyer (general)

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Years of service 1911–191935–45 Role General Name Franz Beyer		Other work Police officer Rank General der Infanterie

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)First Battle of KharkovBattle of the CaucasusItalian CampaignBattle of Monte CassinoCrimean Offensive (1944)Siegfried Line CampaignBattle of MetzBattle of the BulgeBattle of Frankfurt Died October 15, 1968, Bad Wiessee, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Service/branch Imperial German Navy, German Army Commands held 331e division d'infanterie, 44th Infantry Division, 17e corps d'armee, 80e corps d'armee

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Franz Beyer (27 May 1892 – 15 October 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the divisional and corps levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 October 1915) & 1st Class (16 June 1918)

Friedrich August Cross 2nd Class with Swords (22 August 1916)

Bavarian Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords (20 December 1916)

Albert Order 2nd Class with Swords (6 December 1917)

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 November 1934)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) & 1st Class (1 October 1939)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 131

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